St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
Transportation.

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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Office Of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, March To- 1887.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals, for Beef
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
yelopes) Bacon, Flour, Transportation, etc, (as
the case may be-, and directed to the Commas
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut streets
St Louis, Missouri will be received until D. m
OF Tuesday April u, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon &c.
100000 pounds Beef on the hoof go, 600 pounds
Beans. 100000 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds COT.
fee, 5000, 900 pounds Flour, 81, 900 pounds Feed
1876. 900 pounds Hard Bread, 81, 600 pounds Hou-
my, $4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork
100. 900 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea 100000
pounds salt, 100000 pounds Sugar, and 80. coo
pounds Wheat. Also. transportation for such of
the articles, goods, and supplies that may not ba
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies
Also proposals Endorsed as above and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos "a
and G7 Wooster street, New York City. will be re-
ceived until p. m. of Tuesday, May 5, 1857. for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods, CONSISTING
in part OF Ticking, 1900 yards; Standard Calico,
100000 yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards; Duck free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards Denms Il 600 Yards;
Bingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, $1,000
yards; Cheviot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting, u.s.
900 yards; Bleached Sheeting 40 900 yards Hickory
Shifting 0.000 yards; Calico Shifting 5000 yards
Winsey, 1920 yards; 1900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 25s, 600 pounds of Soap: Clothing Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books ETC., and long list of miscellane-
articles, such as Harness, Plows Rakes
fOrks etc.i anu aoOul 4UC wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago. Kan
City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
as may be required, adapted to the climate of th(
Pacific Coast with California brakes delivered at
San Francisco.
BIDS UST BE MADE OUT ON Governments
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals. conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place OF delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes and all other
plicaton to the Indian Office in Washington. or
Nos 90 and 81 Wooster street. New York; James
Underwood. S35 Broadway New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, st. LOUIS Mis-
souri, the Commissaries of Subsistence, u. s A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth. Omaha, Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and san Franc sco the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yanktun; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas CITY, Burlington. Caldwell
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned Mcpherson, Marion,
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win.
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to re.
ject any and all bids or any part of any bid.
Bids will be opened ut the hour and day above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied By certified
checks upon United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles, Cal for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal.
j. ID. c. ATKINS, Commissioner